fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Mars Day:

Mars Day: Roman holy day. Dedicated to Mars.

Day of Penates:

Day of Penates: Roman holy day. Day honoring the deities of ones household (known as the Penates). Note that the Romans used a lunar calendar. This date is a generalized date for the modern calendar. This Roman holy day may be on a different day if calculated using the ancient Roman lunar calendar.

Anthesteria:

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not go out on any road on this day. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Burning Times:

Burning Times: Joan and John Carrington hanged as a Witches at Hartford, New England (Conn.), on March 6, 1651.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)
Day 21

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)
Day of Ram
Day 21

The day of Ram celebrates the Av. Raman, Peace, Joy. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the days spiritual being.

Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: (139) On the day of Ram summon your wife and do (with her) what is done and enjoy yourself; take any suit (you may have) before the judges so that you may return victorious or acquitted. Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.

Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Roman information

The pridie Nones is the eve of the Nones. Pridie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for the evening before.

The Roman month of Martius is named for Mars. March was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.

The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus calendar, Mars (the first month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numas calendar, Mars had 31 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesars calendar (the Julian Calendar), Mars had 31 days. Caesars calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.

numerology

Today totals 6 in modern Western numerology. See the article on six for more information.

Magick Color:

Indigo: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is indigo. You may want to burn an indigo candle or wear some indigo this day.

Magick Incense:

Patchouli: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is patchouli. You may want to burn patchouli incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you dont have or dont like patchouli.

Magick Color:

Pink: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is pink. You may want to burn a pink candle or wear some pink this day.

Magick Incense:

Cloves, Orchid: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is orchid. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is cloves. You may want to burn cloves or orchid incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you dont have or dont like cloves or orchid.

lunar information 2008

Fourth Quarter in Aquarius:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aquarius.

Hecate Moon:

Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), the Greeks honored Hecate, the Goddess of Witches, by leaving a small meal on altars at crossroads. These meals were eaten by the poor or animals (note use a paper plate, because any plate must be permanently donated to Hecate). Occurs today in 2008. Many modern Witches and Wiccans volunteer to help distribute food the poor on this day. Other modern Witches and Wiccans organize food drives or donate food for the poor on this day. See also Hecate black candle love spell.

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